THE
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HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL; PEAK HOTEL Telegraphic Address: "KREMLIN, HONGKONG.
AND
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL; MAJESTIC HOTEL
Telegraphic Address: "CENTRAL, SHANGHAI."
HOTELS
LIMITED.
In association with the Grand Hotel Des Wagons Lits, Peking.
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
Most Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, all Bed Rooms newly renovated and installed with Box Spring Beds, Hot and Cold Water, also Telephone.
TEA DANCES:
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 5 to 7 p.m. Hotel launch meets all steamers.
($25 for thirty Tin Tickets can be had at the Office of the
above Hotel).."
Tel. Add:-"Victoria." Telephone C. 373
Tel. Kowloon No. 8
J. H. WITCHELL
Manager.
PALACE HOTEL.
Tel. Address "PALACE." Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Railway Station. Entirely under English Management. Electric Light and Fans throughout. Every Room with Private Bath, Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Roams. Unrivalled Culsine under the personal supervision of the proprietress, Tarma moderate, Special terms to families on application to:
Mrs. J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietress.
HOTELS OF
DISTINCTION
METROPOLE-SAVOY-BOA VISTA
KOWLOON HOTEL
KOWLOON.
SPECIAL SUMMER RATES.
Daily from $5.00 Monthly from $125.00
Under the Personal Supervision and Attention of
Phone Nos.
K. 608 & K. 609,'
MR. & Mrs. H. J. WRITE. Cables KowLOTEL" Hongkong.
EUROPE
After-dinner dancing every
Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday,
Gables:-
"EUROPE
Singapore.
HOTEL
SINGAPORE.
Grill
THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD.
Arthur E. Odell, Managing - Dirsotor.
THE HOTEL RIVIERA
MACAO
Cable Address:—“RIVIERA, MACAO"
EMBODYING THE
LUXURIES OF MODERN HOTEL CONSTRUCTION
THE FINAL EXPRESSION OE COMFORT AND SERVICE
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1928.
JERVIS BAY AFFAIR PEKING CONFERENCE THE SLOTTED WING
DISCUSSION.
WHO WILL PAY COSTS OF ADMIRALTY?
WHY OILER WAS SENT.
London, July 4.
DOUBTS.
CONFLICTING REPORTS OF
· MILITARY INTENTIONS.
DEVICE.
BEING FITTED TO R.A.F.- MACHINES.
THE REAL REASON.
London, July 4. One hundred and eight machines of the Royal Air Force have now been fitted with the device known
Shanghai, July 4. With Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang suffering from tooth-achie and a chill and, therefore, unable to at- Lend the Peking military confer- The alarming messages sent out ence, it is now becoming a matter by the Commonwealth liner Jervis of doubt as to whether the much- Bay following trouble with dea-vaunted meeting will ever be open purale stowaways were recalled in ed. Every indication goes to the House of Coinmuns to-day show that Marshal Chinng Kal- when the First Lord of the Ad-shek does not intend to remain long miralty was asked why a slow in Peking.
When interviewed Chiang Kai- oiler was sent to her anglatance ahek was most reticent on the sub-peroplanes overseas, Forly fur- instead of the fast cruiser 11.Mject of politics, but announced bia Enterprise.
intention of leaving Peking within
Mr. W. C. Bridgeman replied a week. He desires to be in Nan that the R.F.A. Slavol ng Trin-king for the Fifth Plenary Session comalee was the only vessel imme. of the Kuomintang. diately available, and she had to wall until the arrival of a Cou- Lingent of Marines from Colombo
before she could sail in response
to the calls.
Protingfu Meeting.
From "another source comes the somewhat surprising report that Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, after paying his respects to the inte Dr. over-Sun Yat-sen, has decided to pro-
ceed to Puotingfu, where the mili tory conference will be opened.
IM.S. Enterprise was at that Lime having her engines huuled at Colombo..
A Labour Member asked if Mr. Bridgeman thought all assistance necessary was rendered, and Mr. Bridgeman replied that it was not for him to say whether it was or I understood that all avail help that was neewaary was
set,
་་
Aa to whether the cost would be
the slotted wing. Contracts for tting 478 further machines are in hand, and an additional 47 sets. have been despatched for fitting ther seta are awaiting shipment.
The Air Minister, Sir Samuel Hoare, in giving this information in the House of Commons to-day, reminded the House that while slotted wings were most valuable in securing safety, they were pri- marily designed to secure more effective control of aircraft at low speeds. A large proportion of the accidents in the Air Force wore due to other causes.
Bagdad-Karachi Route.
It is understood that the change Questioned regarding the air Bagdad and frum Peking to Protingin is in re-service between sponse to the invitation of Mar-Karachi, Sir Sammel Hoare sald Elad Feng, who has wired that if the Imperial Airways were most the conference is held at Pastingfu, anxious to open the whole section, he will be well enough to attend..
A Secret Conference.
hut it had had difficulty with Per- sin règarding the Basra-Karachi part of the route. The Imperial
charged against the owners, theOn the other hand, further con-Airways and the British Govern- First Lord reped that he would flict is provided by another report ment were taking every possible Lo open the route.- endeavour to ascertain the cost which suggests the sickness of Feng step. of the Admiralty action, but he Yu-hsiang is merely pretext, to British Wireless, was unable to say whether this avoid the trip to Péking. would be charged against the owners of the Jervis Bay-Router.
BIG NATIONALIST PROBLEMS.
(Continued from Pagę 1.), currency reform, facilitation of transportation, protection of pro- perly of the business class, adjust- ment of disputes between capital and labour and protection and promotion of native goods, recom- 'mended by the Comuniitee on Com- merce, were passed after some discussion.
the
These include the following: Tariff Protection. That Government should attempt with- in the shortest possible time to re corer our national tariff autonomy so as to protect the country's trade and other commercial interests, at the same time abolishing all in- Jurious internal levies so as to pro- mole native trade and industry.
Currency Reform.-That the Government should "immediately devine mothods for reforming our national system of currency no as Le stabilize the money market and to facilitate our commercial pro-
gress.
Protection of Property of the Business Class.--That all private-; owned properties, such as ships, flour-mills, factories, and mines, which are now being occupied by the Government authorities, be im- mediately returned; all properties improperly confiscated being like wise returned to their owners.
Į
While on his way to Peking, Mar- shal Chiang's party is said to have held a preliminary conference with Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang which de elded the "Christian" general against participation. It is said the discussions between Chlang, Feng and Li Chung-yan lasted for six hours, Chiang Kai-shek is said to have urged, that the Nationalist leaders should put the welfare of China before personal grudges, and Consideratious.
Troop Movements.
ALL OVER $3.
TOOK OVEN TWO HOURS TO MAKE STATEMENT.
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A Shaukiwan stall-holder who was swindled out of $3 by a "can- fidence man" revealed himself to be an individual of very
poor understanding when he appeared. at the Central Police Court this morning to charge the other man. Shanghai, July 4. He confessed to Mr. R. E Lindsell Extensive troop movement has that he could not remember the taken place in the vicinity of Pe-name of his daughter-in-law-an king during the past few days, no admission, which surprised his fewer than 20,000 Shansi troops, Worship and caused him to ejacu- formerly stationed war Peking, lato "extraordinary." being sent back to Taiyuanful by train.
Consequent on this action by Yen Hai-shin considerable have been circulated.
rumoura
By slow degrees, the story was extracted from him that one day laat week, he was approached by a man with the news that hin daughter, son-in-law and their rest that the movement can only whole familly had been taken to be taken as an indication that be the Police Station for possessing fore very long, Marshal Yen him-fire-arms. He was impressed with
Well-informed Chinese circles
self will also return to Shansl.
BUS ACCIDENT.
MISHAP ON CASTLE
PEAK ROAD.
with some money.
the story, likewise with the man's statement that he was a police- constable on duty in the charge- room, and gave him $3 for tea, motor-car hire and other expenses. Being unable to make a second payment the following day when it was his intention to accompany the supposed policeman to the Station, he found himself deserted by the A fortunate escape was experi-"friend," and he then made his enced by a number of Chinese own way to the Contral Police travelling from Kowloon to Un Station. An interview with the Long on Tuesday afternoon, when Inspector, followed by a visit to Abus belonging to the Chung Mei the home of the daughter and son- Garage ran off the side of the road in-law at Yaumali, finally con dropped down a G-feet embank- vinced him that it was a cock-and- Capital and Labour. ment. The bus was badly damaged, bull story that had been served but luckily none of the passengers up to him to induce him to part Adjustment of Disputes between was seriously Injured. Capital and Labour. That the According to the story of the It took two-and-a-half hours for Government should enact labour driver, the bus Travelling him to make a statement to the laws governing the organization of along the Castle Peak Road short-police officer who took up his labour unions so that trouble-mak-ly after 4 o'clock on Tuesday af-case. en can be prevented from utilizing such organizations for fomenting Sam Tain Village, which is just Worship that he had a "horrible troubles; that the expenses for after Tsun Wan, the sun got into time" In getting an intelligible such unions be made public und
the driver's eyes. He stated that story from the witness.
The man who practised this con- nlaced under supervision, and that, he released the wheel for an in- during the period of illegal strikes, stant with the result that the bus fidence trick was finally traced and emplevers shall not be responsible suddenly awerved to one side of arrested at Shaukiwan, and at the the road. Before he could re- conclusion of the case this morn- for the pay of the atrikers.
two Protection and Promotion of gain control of the vehicle, it hading, he was convicted on
charges. For impersonating a Native Products-That the Gov- run over the embankment,
The bus was almost totally policeman, he was fined $200, or ernment give protection to all home industries by exempting wrecked and the passengers had three months' hard labour, and for them from taxation and by accord. miraculous escape from serious obtaining money by false pre- Ono man, however, sue tences, be W38 ordered to be ing them special transportation injury.
tained several minor cuts and was served consecutively in case the rates on the Railways.
taken to hospital for treatment. fine was not paig
Was
ternoon, and when passing the
"FINE TO CLOUDY."
Sergeant Ewen reported to his
CAR COMPETES WITH RICKSHA
COOLIE CREATES A DISTURBANCE.
Disbandment of Tronps. The committee on national ex- penditure introduced the following resolutions on the disbandment of troops, which were unanimously
To-day's Observatory report ssed:
states:-Pressure is high from the The size of the national army Bonins to South-East Manchuria to be retained ahould be limited and low over China. A shallow de to 50 divisions, of 10,000 men each.pression remains over the Eastern The distribution of the 50 divi- Sea. The forecast up to noon to- stons should be determined ne-morrow is :-South-west or variable cording to the need for defence winds; moderato; fine to cloudy. nad suppression of brigandage In diferent parts of the country.
The annual military expend!- ture should be limited to $192,- 000,000-$120,000,000 for the army and $72,000,000 for the navy, air force, arsenals, military education, In the House of Commons, In the Hotel, the "boy" was sent out milltary administrative organs,reply to a question, Bir Austen to get a motor car for them. The ele, under the jurisdiction of the Chamberlain said he had no state-ricksha coolle apparently resented Military Council."
ment to make on the recent events this, and there was a regular set The Government should estab. in Egypt, in which the British Gov. to. It ended, with the arrival of lish a soldier-labour reconstrueernment had no part-British the police. then commission to take charge of Wireless.
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the disbanded soldiers who are to
...
recon-
BRITAIN AND EGYPT.
London, July 4.
A "boy" employed at the Savoy Hotel and a rickha coolie were charged with disorderly conduct in connexion with a disturbanco which occurred outside the Hotel yesterday.
Inspector Bloor stated that as a number of visitors were leaving
The ricksha coolle was fined"38, while the "boy" was discharged.
bo employed for various struction purposes.
ment to raise a loan as a sinking Both the National and the Pro- fund for reconstruction purposes. Mr. H. W. Putley has been vincial Governments should devote Disbandment of troops should elected Master of the Coopers 10 per cent. of their administra-be effected within three months Company, and Mr. I, W. Belsey tive expenses towards construc- from the adoption of the measure Master of the Broderer's Com
pany.
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Eyes That Lure! Lips That Love!
JOSEPH M SCHENCK presents
Norma JALMADGE
IT came to Dolores like
her first
a bolt from the bluef She wanted to slag, io cry, to
kiss! But Don Joao put an end to her dreams by easiing bar lover in jali and that's where the suspsues and romance bazio!
see "THE DOVE," its' GREATEST TRIUMPH,
NORMA'S
The Dove
DAVID BELASCOS GREAT STAGE SUCCESS
with
UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE
NOAH BEERYand GILBERT ROLAND
ROLAND
WEST
PRODUCTION
by
WILLARD MACK,
Special Added Attraction At 9.20 p.m.
Miss
RETURN ENGAGEMENT OF
The Famous Juvenile Eccentric Dancers
VALENTINE CHERIE Misa TOMASITA BIRDWELL
In an entirely new series of
MODERN and ACROBATIC DANCES
AT THE
QUEEN'S TO-DAY TO SATURDAY
Usual Times & Prices,
CRADLE
SNATCHERS
AT THE
LOUISE FAZENDA DOROJNÝ PRILLINE LEARRELL, PACDONALD
**Macy Comi" "KEHEL WALES Bhadi. Hadarnir and Harena Mitoheji HOWARD HAWKS Productieri
WORLD
Orchestra 5,13 & 2.10.
AT THE
ROCK WITH LAUGHTER I
Through the merry' farts of thran neglected, wives who hirad thrae "young, collage Romson to make their kushinda Jealous.
TO-DAY to } SATURDAY
Interpreter 2.30 & 7.15,
ADOLPHE MENJOU
+1
Blonde Brunette
Ganzmount Gicture
with
GRETA NISSEN, ARLETTE MARCHAL
Directed by A
RICHARD RÓSSON
A PIQUANT French farce
dealing with a gay young French lawyer who didn't know which girl he preferred until he married them both.
STAR TO DAY TO SATURDAY
Continuous 2.30 to 11.15 VE
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